Cruyff explains his diamond formation: http://t.co/5BUeLHL1FT

Cruyff explains his diamond formation
http://www.4Dfoot.com When FC Barcelona won the 2009 Champions League with essentially a 4-3-3 formation featuring Lionel Messi as a ‘false nine’ (a withdrawn striker) much was written about Guardiola’s tactical genius. Of course, Pep didn’t actually invent that system. Cruyff himself played as a false nine behind two wide strikers in the seventies for Ajax and Holland.